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Never lose sight of what you are here to do. You are at your school to educate students. You are there to build their character. You...

My first time on the cart, I shared and office with the PE teacher and my music supplies were all in a closet in the cafeteria. I spent...

Last year, I discovered the Sea Shanty John Kanaka. What a fun call-and-response song! My students loved it. In fact, they loved it so...

Substitute plans are tough to write as it is. Add another layer of moving around the building while you're at it is like asking someone...

In the music room, I have a Promethean Board. I use Active Inspire for rhythm reading, teaching on composers, visual aides for dance...

One of the biggest challenges of teaching on a cart is setting a positive, musical atmosphere for the class. When students enter a space...

The list of limiting factors on a cart goes something like this. - Time - Space - Materials - Instruction Time is limited more than ever...

So- this one is SO fun! Pick some songs, per the steady beat game criteria. (Refer to post: The Steady Beat Game.) Play the song. ...

This is a game taught to me by one of my former university professors. It's very similar to the steady beat game described in a previous...

The steady beat game is a simple game I begin in kindergarten and can carry though 5th grade with some simple variation to keep it...